2 year term, staggered

Minimum of 12 and Maximum of 14 Representatives of the Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Communities

At least 60 percent plus one should be Aboriginal and will include one Aboriginal Youth.

Monthly, on the 2nd Tuesday at 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Calgary Municipal Building
800 Macleod Trail SE

Hybrid meeting – members may attend in person or virtually

9 members if committee has fulfilled the maximum number of 14 members;

8 members if the minimum number of 12 vacancies is achieved; and

The majority of five (or more) must be Aboriginal.

Members must reside in The City of Calgary, with the exception of up to two Indigenous persons who may reside outside of Calgary but are residents of the Calgary surrounding area within the Treaty 7 region, including those Indigenous persons who belong to the Blackfoot Confederacy, made up of the Siksika, Piikani, Amskaapipiikani and Kainai First Nations; the Îethka Nakoda Wîcastabi First Nations, comprised of the Chiniki, Bearspaw, and Goodstoney First Nations; and the Tsuut’ina First Nation, and those persons who are Métis, including citizens of the Otipemisiwak Métis Government residing in Foothills Métis District 1, Medicine Hat Métis District 2, Red Deer Métis District 3, Rocky View Métis District 4, Calgary Nose Hill Métis District 5 and Elbow Métis District 6.

Criteria to serve:

1. Aboriginal self-identity;
2. Knowledge of the Aboriginal history and current events;
3. Knowledge of the urban Aboriginal community; and
4. Personal experiences working with Aboriginal people.

Devin Siebold

Indigenous Strategy Liaison

Calgary Neighbourhoods

Calgary Aboriginal Urban Affairs Committee